MCQ World Geography SET 13ALL MCQ For World Geography 1. The tertiary winds on the north of the Alps (Europe) are calledthe Chinookthe foehnthe siroccothe looQuestion 1 of 152. The tropical easterlies wind lie at0-30o latitude30-60o latitude60-90o latitude10-40o latitudeQuestion 2 of 153. The transport of warm air toward the poles and cold air toward the equator is due tothe temperature gradientthe development of wavesthe latitude differencethe longitude differenceQuestion 3 of 154. The time interval from when the given star passes directly overhead to when it next passed directly overhead, is defined asone sidereal dayone solar dayboth the terms are similar, so any of these may be usedNone of the aboveQuestion 4 of 155. The time interval from when the given star passes directly overhead to when it next passed directly overhead, is defined asone sidereal dayone solar dayboth the terms are similar, so any of these may be usedNone of the aboveQuestion 5 of 156. The sulphites are a mineral group that contain one or more metallic elements in combination with the sulphate compound ____SO3SO2SO4SOQuestion 6 of 157. The term 'flora' in the context of natural vegetation refers toassemblage of plant species living in association with each other in a given environmental frameplants of a particular region or period, listed by species and considered as a groupa large tract covered by trees and shrubs and its administration for assessing economic benefitsrole played by species of animals in the maintenance of ecological balanceQuestion 7 of 158. Which of the following is concerned with the study of characteristics, origin and development of land forms?EcologyGeographyGeologyGeomorphologyQuestion 8 of 159. The soils common to the south eastern USA are calledUltisolsAlfisolAridisolMollisolQuestion 9 of 1510. The Suez canal connects theBaltic sea and the Caspian seaMediterranean sea and the Red seaRed sea and the Caspian seaMediterranean sea and the North seaQuestion 10 of 1511. The uppermost epoch of the Neogene period isthe Pliocene epochthe Pleistocene epochthe Miocene epochthe Oligocene epochQuestion 11 of 1512. The type of igneous rock that form from magma is a function ofthe chemical composition of the magmatemperature of solidificationthe rate of cooling, which influences the crystallisation processAll of the aboveQuestion 12 of 1513. The smallest country of the world isRussiaVatican cityBrazilCanadaQuestion 13 of 1514. The smallest annual temperature range occurs in theequatorial tropical climate zonesubtropical climate zonetemperate climate zonepolar climate zoneQuestion 14 of 1515. The temperature needed to keep the earth's surface and the atmosphere in thermal equilibrium is calledthe surface temperatureequilibrium temperaturethe mean global surface temperatureglobal temperatureQuestion 15 of 15 Loading...
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